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Japan vs Costa Rica, Worldcup 2022 GROUP STAGE

Japan
Costa Rica
Japan
0 : 1
27th of November 2022 10:00
Finished
First half: 45  |  Second half: 45
Costa Rica

Live comments

  • 0' - We are underway at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' - It looks surprising Japan does not make any changes. Kendall Waston has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' - Yeltsin Tejeda needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' - The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Japan that had 79 games and scored 18 goals.
  • 20' - Costa Rica seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 25' - The travelling Costa Rica supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' - Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' - Costa Rica started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 40' - It’s high time Luis Suarez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 41' - Costa Rica player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 42' - The referee calls foul for Anthony Contreras. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 44' - It’s a booking for Japan player. Miki Yamane gets a Yellow card.
  • 46' - Takuma Asano is replacing Ayase Ueda for the Japan side.
  • 51' - Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
  • 56' - We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 61' - The referee calls foul for Celso Borges. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 62' - The referee shows Costa Rica player a Yellow card on 62.
  • 62' - Time for substitution for Japan. Miki Yamane is replaced by Kaoru Mitoma.
  • 65' - Time for substitution for Costa Rica. Gerson Torres is replaced by Brandon Aguilera.
  • 67' - Time for substitution for Japan. Ritsu Doan is replaced by Junya Ito.
  • 70' - The referee shows Costa Rica player a Yellow card on 70.
  • 71' - It’s a booking for Costa Rica player. Francisco Calvo gets a Yellow card.
  • 76' - Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Japan needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 81' - GOAL! Keysher Fuller scores on 81.
  • 82' - The supporters are chanting for Takumi Minamino. He replaces Yuki Soma on 82 minute.
  • 84' - Japan player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 89' - The whistle greets Celso Borges as he departs to be replaced by Youstin Salas.
  • 90' - It’s a booking for Japan player. Wataru Endo gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' - Time for substitution for Costa Rica. Joel Campbell is replaced by Daniel Chacon.
  • With this win, Costa Rica is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Today 2022-11-27 Japan vs Costa Rica are fighting Worldcup league on Ahmed bin Ali Stadium.

Japan had 3 games and get got 6 points in Season (2018/18)

Costa Rica had 3 games and get got 3 points in Season (2018/18)

Todays referees are: Stuart Burt, Michael Oliver, Simon Bennett, Benoit Millot, Jerome Brisard, Maguette N'Diaye

Ranking

Team Played Points
Netherlands 3 7
Portugal 3 6
Brazil 3 6
Morocco 3 7
Japan 3 6
France 3 6
Argentina 3 6
England 3 7
Croatia 3 5
Senegal 3 6
Spain 3 4
Switzerland 3 6
South Korea 3 4
Australia 3 6
Poland 3 4
United States 3 5
Belgium 3 4
Iran 3 3
Ecuador 3 4
Tunisia 3 4
Germany 3 4
Mexico 3 4
Uruguay 3 4
Cameroon 3 4
Serbia 3 1
Wales 3 1
Canada 3 0
Qatar 3 0
Costa Rica 3 3
Denmark 3 1
Saudi Arabia 3 3
Ghana 3 3

Japan

Lineup Bench

Costa Rica

Lineup Bench

Japan Past Matches

2022-11-23 Germany
Japan 		1
2
2019-06-24 Ecuador
Japan 		1
1
2019-06-20 Uruguay
Japan 		2
2
2019-06-17 Japan
Chile 		0
4
2018-07-02 Belgium
Japan 		3
2

Costa Rica Past Matches

2022-11-23 Spain
Costa Rica 		7
0
2018-06-27 Switzerland
Costa Rica 		2
2
2018-06-22 Brazil
Costa Rica 		2
0
2018-06-17 Costa Rica
Serbia 		0
1
2016-08-21 Costa Rica
SC Rot-Weiss Oberhausen 		0
6